What must be true for a hypothesis to become generally accepted by scientists

Hypothesis is the foundation of any scientific inquiry. Hypothesis is different from theory or law. Hypothesis can be subjected to experimentation and thus proven or disproven. A hypothesis is tested different times by independent scientists to reach a consensus about it. For a hypothesis to exist it is also important that data should be generated and analyzed.

a pan containing water is placed in a positio n where it is exposed to a 10 mile per hour wind. the pan contains a uniform depth of 1.27 cm of water, is quite wide, and has a length of 2.44 m in the wind direction. the water in the pan is at a constant temperature of 15.5 °c.